BOCA RATON, Fla. - Seven different Fighting Knights scored multiple goals in a 17-10 win over No. 20 Saint Leo on Wednesday afternoon. The 13th ranked Lynn women's lacrosse team is now 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the Sunshine State Conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Fighting Knights out-shot Saint Leo, 33-22, finished 17 of 19 clear attempts and had 21 draw controls compared to 10 by the Lions
- After going down 2-1, Lynn scored four consecutive goals to end the first quarter with a 5-2 lead
- Senior Isabella Clark scored two goals with under four minutes left in the first and sophomore Kristyn Johnson found the net with :23 remaining
- The Lions out-shot Lynn, 10-7, in the second period, but the Fighting Knights outscored Saint Leo, 5-4, to take a 10-6 lead into the half
- Freshman Becca Clark scored two of her three goals in the second quarter
- A low-scoring third quarter saw just eight total shots as each team scored a pair of goals
- An early goal in the fourth quarter got the Lions within three goals at 12-9
- Lynn responded with four consecutive goals and five of the last six scores in the final period for a 17-10 win
- The Clark's each found the back of the net to complete their hat tricks while junior Sydney Hill scored Lynn's final two goals
FIGHTING KNIGHT STATS:
- Senior Danielle Farinas had a season-high five assists and ranks seventh in the SSC with 1.54 assists per game this season
- Isabella and Becca Clark each notched their second hat tricks of the season
- Graduate student Ciara Moorman had a season-high 11 ground balls
- Sophomore Mallory Jarka tallied her fourth four-point game of the season (2 G, 2 A)
- Junior Lauren Dickson scored two goals on three shots and has a .667 SH% (14 goals on 21 shot attempts) this season
- Lynn set a season high with 21 draw controls and their 33 shots were the second most in a game
UP NEXT:
The Fighting Knights travel to Daytona Beach to play No. 18 Embry-Riddle on Saturday, April 8 at 1:00 pm.